Nama : Noor Izzati binti Samah
No matrik : 197684
“Ok mak along da buat sekarang ni, habis nanti along angkat ke depan”. Jawab along sambil mengangkat buku-buku yang bertaburan di atas lantai.
Ada kasut mama ke dalam ni, ini mesti mama lupa beli kasut lepastu letak entah mana. Along merungut seketika. Along memegang kotak kasut tersebut dan berasa hairan kerana terdapat banyak lagi kotak kasut yang hampir sama. Lalu, along membuka penutup kotak tersebut dan kelihatan sampul surat bersaiz 4 x 9 disusun dengan rapi. Sampul surat tersebut kelihatan berwarna merah seperti sudah lama tersimpan. Along mengambil satu sampul surat tersebut lalu membukanya. Sehelai kertas berwarna biru berbau harum. Along membuka surat itu dengan perlahan.
“Surat cinta ke ni? Surat cinta mama kepada abah ke?” bisik along perlahan lalu membacanya.
Kehadapan mak yang dikasihi. Mak apa khabar?. Along doakan mak sihat hari-hari, pagi, petang, siang, malam. Along doakan mak sihat. Mak masak apa hari ini?. Ikan tenggiri sambal ke?. Along suka sangat sambal mak. Dekat sini along tak boleh masak hari-hari sebab tak sempat. Kadang-kadang along beli sahaja nasi bungkus. Tapi, manalah sedap kalau dibandingkan dengan masakan mak, terutama sambal mak yang memang sedap sangat. Hari ini kan mak dekat pejabat, along ada jual apam balik. Bukan hari ini je mak, nak dekat hari-hari ada jual apam balik. Along ambil mana yang sempat je. Along selalu ingat pesan mak. Kalau keluar pejabat waktu kerja itu mesti catit berapa minit along keluar sebab along kena ganti balik waktu yang along keluar itu. Ganti lepas 5pm nanti. Mak kan selalu ingatkan along yang kita kerja ini kena ikhlas dan jujur. Mesti ada integriti. Tidak boleh mengelat dan menolak bila kita kerja nanti tak berkat. Along ingat sangat pesan mak.
Mingu lepaskan mak, kawan-kawan along dekat pejabat nampak along catit waktu keluar dan masuk bila along keluar pergi mana-mana. Along tak sempat bawak bekal. Diaorang tanya mengapa mesti tulis? Mula-mula tu along tak nak cakap sebab nanti ada yang marah. pastu bila dipersoalkan demi hari along cerita pesanan mak itu dekat diorang. Diorang terkejut tau mak. Ada yang tergamam bila along cakap gitu. Pastu lepas dari itu ramai jugak yang along tengok yang buat macam along. Setiap hari bila diorang minum pagi atau petang, diorng tulis dalam buku nota. Setiap hari along tengok diorang habis kerja pukul 6.30pm. Ini pun waktu tengahari rehat cuma sejam. Tu yang along tengok pukul 2 diorang dah ada dekat meja pejabat. Sebelum ni kan mak ada je alasan diorang masuk balik kerja pukul 2.30pm dan ada yang pukul 3. Telefon dekat meja diorng tu kan mak asyik berdering-dering je bila pukul 2. Along pulakkan mak tak sempat nak tolong angkatkan telefon tu sebab along tengah layan orang yang nak tanya itu dekat telefon along. Kesian orang yang telefon tu kan mak.
Kadang-kadang along terfikir juga mak, masa mak bagitahu along pasal semua orang yang anggap orang yang kerja kerajaan ini yang asyik keluar minum je. Along rasa macam tercabar. Betul kata mak sebab along ada dengar dari kawan along yang kaki tangan kerajaan ini masuk kerja pukul 8am pastu keluar minum pukul 9am dan masuk balik pukul 11am, pukul 12 tegahari dah hilang entah ke mana. Pukul 3 petang baru masuk pejabat. Ada yang pagi dan petang pun keluar minum banyak kali. Entah bila diorang buat kerja.
Entah apa-apa lah along ni mak, asyik cerita pasal kerja along je. Patutnya along tanya pasal mak. Ehh mak pokok ubi belakang rumah tu dah besar ke mak?. Along tak sabar nak tolong mak cabutkan ubi ni. Nak minta mak masakan pengat ubi. Ubi rebus cicah dengan sambal mak yang sedap itu. Along nak juga ubi ketuk makan dengan kelapa dan gula. Aduhai terbayang-bayang dah ini. Jap mak nak lap air liur meleleh. Sebenarnya along banyak cerita nak cerita dekat mak. Rasa nak peluk mak hari-hari. Rasa nak tidur dengan mak hari-hari. Nak tolong cabut uban mak. Nak tolong buang kelemumur mak. Kepala mak gatal lagi tak? Nanti along beli syampu baru untuk mak. Syampu lama itu mak tak lut dah sebab itu gatal itu. Minggu depan along balik tau. Mak ikut along tangkap ikan dekat sungai Kelantan ye mak. Nanti along masakkan mak ikan sambal. Ikan kecik pun kecik lah mak janji sambal along nak dekat sama dengan sambal mak. Along akhiri surat ini ye mak. Mak jangan risau, along balik naik bas macam biasa iaitu waktu siang. Along pun takut nak naik bas waktu malam. Takut terlajak tidur. Salam sayang yang amat sayang dekat mak along yang sorang ini. Peluk cium dari along untuk mak yang cantik.
Along 5 oktober 1993. Surat ke 97.
"Ok mom I'm doing it now, I'll finish it up and go ahead". Answer me while picking up books scattered on the floor.
There are mama's shoes in here, this must be she forget she buy sneakers and than put its somewhere. I grumbled for a moment. I hold the shoe box and am surprised that there are so many other matching shoes. Then, I open the lid of the box, can see that the 4 x 9 envelope is neatly arranged. The envelope looks red as it has been stored for a long time. I took one of the envelopes and opened it. A piece of blue paper smells good. I slowly opened the letter.
Is this love letter? Mom's love letter to dad? ”Whispered I slowly and read it.
The presence of my beloved mother. How are you? I with praying for a healthy day, morning, evening, day, night. I with praying for your health. What are you cooking today? mackerel chili sauce ?. I like my chili sauce very much. Here, I can't cook everyday because I can't. Sometimes just buy rice packs. But, it not tastes good compared to mom's food, especially my mom's chilli sauce. Today at the office, I have pancakes. Not only today mom, almost every day there is salling pancake. I take whatever I can. I will always remember your message. If you leave the office, you must to record the how many minutes you leave because you have to replace the time. Replace later after 5pm. You always remind me that we work hard to be honest and truthful. There must be integrity. Not being able to look up and reject when we are working is not a blessing. I remember your message.
Last week, my friends near the office saw me logging in and out whenever I went anywhere. I didn't get to bring any supplies. They ask why should write? At first I didn't want to talk because someone will angry. Of course when questioned day by day I told them about your message to them. They were shocked. Some are dumbfounded when I say that. After that, many of my friend, I saw were doing the same like me. Every day when they drink morning or evening, they write in a notebook. Every day I see someone at work at 6.30pm. They just an hour's break. That's what i saw at 2 o'clock they were near the office desk. Earlier, there was a reason they went back to work at 2.30pm and some at 3. The phone near their desk kept ringing at 2. I couldn't help to pick up the phone because I was in the middle of a customer service. It's near my phone. I feel sorry for the person who called.
Sometimes I think, too, when mom tells me about everyone who thinks this government worker is going out and drinking. I feel like I'm being challenged. That's right, because I heard from a friend of mine that the government's worker went to work at 8am and went out to drink at 9am and returned at 11am, at 12 o'clock they lost every where. At 3pm just come into the office. There are even mornings and evenings out for drinks many times. I don't know if they do work.
No matter what I'm a mom, keep talking about my work. I should have asked about mom. Hey mom, the sweet potato backyard is big? I can't wait to help you remove the sweet potato. I want to ask you to cook sweet potato. Boiled sweet potato with the tasty mommy sauce. I would also like a potato tap with coconut and sugar. Oh my gosh. wait a moment mom I wanted to wipe the saliva. Actually, I have a lot to share to you. Feel the urge to hug mom everyday. Feel want sleeping with mom everyday. Help you remove your gray hair. Help get rid of your dandruff. Is your head itchy again? I'll buy you a new shampoo later. The old shampoo didn't work that why it itchy. Next week I'll be back. you followed me to catch fish near the Kelantan river. Later I cook mom chili sauce. Even the little fish my chili sauce must be close to your chili sauce. I end this letter to you mom. don't worry, I'm back on a regular bus, which is daylight. I was scared to take the bus at night. Fear of falling asleep. My dear mother, my lovely mother. Give me a hug for a beautiful mom.
Along October 5, 1993. Letter to 97.
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